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Overview
Key facts
- The Cluster of Excellence RESOLV is promoting an international competition named Your Step into Solvation Science aimed to encourage students to develop novel approaches within the field of Solvation Science. This exciting new challenge has been designed specifically to stimulate new, creative ideas.
- Since its inception in 2012, RESOLV aims to build a highly stimulating, opportunity-filled environment, in order to gain and retain talented scientists also from underrepresented groups and countries. RESOLV's mission is to advance the global research environment of Solvation Science, to ensure the rapid transfer of research findings into key innovative technologies and to inspire the scientists of tomorrow.
What Are the Goals of the Challenge?
- This Challenge is aimed to connect highly motivated students with RESOLV as a top-level research environment.
Who May Participate?
- Master and PhD students from national and international institutions with a specialization in natural sciences, medical science or related topic of engineering. There is no age limitation for this challenge.
What Are the Benefits for the Winners?
- Benefits for winners include a three-month fully funded research opportunity at RESOLV, a premier international research environment. You'll develop your scientific and professional skills while bringing your ideas to life. Travel expenses and housing are covered, with flexibility in choosing your research period until August 2025. Winners may also attend the RESOLV Summer School Solvation Science.
Programme Structure
Course include:
- Catalysts for the Electrochem Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids
- Femtosec Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Ion-Solvated Dynamics at Metal Electrolyte Interfaces
- Solubility of supramolecular compounds
- Optimization of phosphines for Pd catalyzed coupling reactions
- Chaperone activity studies in living C. elegans
- H2O ices at cryogenic temps of astrochem. molecules
- Redox flow batteries: organic super-multi electron donors as electrolytes
Lecturers
Participating group faculty are Drs Apfel, Bovensiepen, Clever, Däschelin-Gessner, Ebbinghaus, Eckhardt, Hansmann, Happe, Hättig, Havenith, Marx, Sánchez García, Sulpizi, and Petersen. Please see our website for detailed projects.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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More details
Period research stay: choose a time between February – August
- Early Bird Deadline: 31st December
- Final Deadline: 01st June
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Bio & Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Natural SciencesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
For your application you will need:
- CV with contact details and affiliation (max. 2 pages)
- letter of motivation related to Solvation Science (1 page)
your research proposal (1 page)
- your diploma (Bachelor or Master Degree)
- Prerequisites: Current Master and PhD students with experiences in Natural Sciences, Medical Sciences or related topics of Engineering. Note, Proficiency in English is required
Tuition Fee
- RESOLV sponsors travel and a monthly stipend
Living costs for Bochum
680 - 930 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Winners will receive a funded 3 month research stay in the Ruhrgebiet and a reimbrusement of travel expenses up to a fixed amount.
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